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Show sMpine students outscore Rational peers on tests every subject and at every grade The SBS was administered to local su,dt:nts in g,.ades 13 5 ? and 11 this last spring. The (est measures student achievement fn leading, language arts, and math. Ihe composite score averages the Cameron said scores increased sightly at the elementary grades over last year's marks, but de- Wei htly at the secondary "It's difficult to tell at this point what this means because this is only the second year of participation participa-tion in this particular testing pro-gram pro-gram (and) we can't determine cedents in the Alpine School . t have outscored their nn-'S nn-'S ai P1"8 on nnother testirg "prank Cameron, district arch and Evaluation Director, vine to members of the board Cation at their Dec. 13 meet-said meet-said results from the Survey of 'H c Skills battery indicate that ' -l ucent of the 14,903 local ,.. ; dents taking the exam scored ' hove the national average on the S ffloosite portion of the test. results, Dr. Cameron said, . showed the percentage of Alto Al-to lestudents who scored in the top Litentilerange (upper 25 percent) jjbe above the national average in trends as of yet. "It is possible to say that when a SCreS are viewed along with ACT and Advanced Placement results, re-sults, a rather clear picture emerges: Alpine students perform better academically than their national peers." Cameron sid the average total SBS score increased two to three percentile from 1987 to 1988 in the elementary grades. During the same time, the average score declined de-clined one to three percentile in the secondary grades. Although test scores are only one indication of a student's scholastic scho-lastic performance, Cameron urged parents to review standardized standard-ized test data periodically. District officials said if parents have not seen their student's scores recently, they should call the school and make an appointment to do so. Any questions concerning the testing program in the district should be directed to Cameron at district offices in American Fork, 756-8464. |
